"midower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: midowers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of middle + widower. Coined within caregiver and Alzheimer's support groups. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|middle|widower}} Blend of middle + widower Head templates: {{en-noun}} midower (plural midowers)
  1. (slang, neologism) A male spouse or caregiver of a partner with progressive cognitive decline (such as Alzheimer's disease), experiencing a state of ambiguous loss before biological death. Tags: neologism, slang Related terms: midow
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